(2+1) Gravity for higher genus in the polygon model

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2465-2491

  Kadar Z ^a   Loll, R ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

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EID: 2442701469     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/9/020     Document Type: Article

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